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Jazz, 50's, 60's, 70's music review

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which cities were important centers of jazz music?

a)

LA, Houston, Minneapolis, Nashville

b)

Kansas City, Saint Louis, New Orleans, New York, Chicago

c)

San Francisco, Miami, Atlanta, Detroit

d)

Paris, London, Madrid, Rome, Hamburg

2.

Which inventions heavily influenced American music history?

a)

the piano pedal, the camera

b)

the microphone, the electric guitar

c)

the telephone, the electric can opener

d)

the violin, the saxophone

3.

Which decade saw an expansion of the music genres available for people to listen to?

a)

1920's

b)

1950's

c)

1930's

d)

1970's

4.

Who were the three hip hop DJ's that first brought rap to a larger audience in the 1970's?

a)

Debbie Harry, Q-Tip, Common

b)

Wu-Tang Clan, Easy E, Snoop Dogg

c)

DJ Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa, Grandmaster Flash

d)

DJ Shadow, DJ Sonic, DJ Tails

5.

What is "sampling" in hip hop and rap?

a)

trying different foods until you find something you like

b)

taking a small piece of a song and looping it to create a new song

c)

copying a whole song and claiming it as your own

d)

playing a little bit of each instrument on a record

6.

A basic drumset includes these parts

a)

quad drums, bass drum, snare drum, xylophone, maracas

b)

bass guitar, electric guitar, drumsticks, agogo bells, digeridoo

c)

crash cymbal, oboe, bongos, congas, woodblock, kazoo

d)

bass drum, hi hat, ride cymbal, snare drum, floor tom, hi tom, mid tom

7.

This genre of music only lasted for 10 years, from 1970-1980

a)

Hip Hop

b)

Rock

c)

Disco

d)

Jazz

8.

Protest songs can be described by saying that they....

a)

Feature lyrics about dancing and partying

b)

Have complicated background music, like full orchestras and many instruments

c)

Have simple accompaniment but powerful lyrics about things that need changed in the world

d)

Were only important in the 1960's, and no one writes them anymore

9.

This band came from the UK and became very popular in the US in the mid 1960's.

a)

The Four Tops

b)

The Temptations

c)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

d)

The Beatles

10.

Which of these bands is a band from the Motown record label in Detroit in the 1960's?

a)

Metallica

b)

The Temptations

c)

One Direction

d)

The White Stripes

11.

This type of music in the 1960's came from California and was inspired by a popular sport

a)

Surf Rock

b)

Basketball Rock

c)

Football Rock

d)

Rugby Rock

12.

Which answer describes what Doo-Wop, a 1950's genre, sounded like?

a)

an orchestra playing while a soloist sings

b)

4-5 men singing in harmony using syllables like "Doo-Wop shooby doo"

c)

A strong bass drum beat with danceable rhythms

d)

Speaking in rhythm over a repetitive beat

13.

This person could only be shown from the waist up on TV in the 1950's because of his dancing

a)

Hank Williams

b)

Elvira Petunia

c)

Elvis Presley

d)

Chuck Berry

14.

The singing style used in rock is influenced by which older genre of music?

a)

yodelling

b)

polka

c)

classical

d)

gospel

15.

This woman influenced Cash, Presley, and many others, but didn't get recognition until recently

a)

Sister Rosetta Tharpe

b)

Whitney Houston

c)

Serena Williams

d)

Greta Thurnburg

16.

This person was known as "The Man in Black"

a)

Elvis Presley

b)

Johnny Cash

c)

Michael Jordan

d)

Little Richard

17.

This woman is one of the great vocal jazz singers, with the nickname "Lady Day"

a)

Taylor Swift

b)

Madonna

c)

Billie Holiday

d)

Elizabeth Taylor

18.

This type of jazz uses rhythmic influences from countries like Cuba and Puerto Rico

a)

Latin Jazz

b)

CubaRico Jazz

c)

Bailando Jazz

d)

Te Gusta El Jazz

19.

This is a feature of jazz music where the leader starts and the group "answers" musically

a)

me and you

b)

peanut butter and jelly

c)

question and answer

d)

call and response

20.

This is an important part of jazz music

a)

improvisation

b)

spinning in circles

c)

violin

d)

fashion